tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121170383338345682026-10-20T14:33:17.409-04:00Dliteful TrendsWelcome to my Cr8tive Wanderlust, my adventure and lifestyle blog. A mix of vintage, bohemian, gypsy, and trendy fashions. Graphic tees, tanks, jeans, hand made jewelry, home decor items and more. I love to bargain hunt, explore new shops, and share my findings with others. Enjoy my life adventures, travels, photos, fashion, home decor & my eclectic wanderlust...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.comBlogger951125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-46418282765658988392025-10-27T08:25:00.000-04:002025-10-27T08:25:47.221-04:00Season of life It is sad how life can change so drastically in the blink of an eye. That one moment you are happily married and taking care of your spouse for a month after heart surgery then on the most amazing vacation for 17 days and a week later they just up and leave you! Then they tell you that they love you, telling you they plan all these things and looking forward to the future but then you Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-58286926239449930902024-08-05T23:53:00.002-04:002024-08-05T23:53:18.100-04:00Halloween Ghost DIY Halloween craft for you guys and it’s beginner level, and very affordable. The high end store charges $100 plus for this size I had puck lights and twinkle lights (haven’t decided which to use) queen size sheet, purchased 2 cages $2 each at Walmart the styrofoam ball was $14 I had one I got for a floral arrangement had a lot of holes but you can’t see. Then I got the felt with adhesive backMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-58282265201238421702024-07-22T23:22:00.001-04:002024-07-22T23:22:25.812-04:00the Loomia Tent sale The The Loomia LTK 🔗 is a small business that carries the most amazing selection and styles of Turkish towels, throws and more. I love their textiles in our home, love the details of the fringe, braiding and then texture of the Turkish cotton, they have a lot of neutrals and patterns or simple styles, then you will also find some pops of colors, throw blankets and more decor accents. Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-43591870438058840272024-07-17T23:06:00.002-04:002024-07-17T23:07:41.767-04:00Living room paint refresh Wow it’s July where has the summer gone? Hope y’all are having a great summer. I love summer it is my fave because I love when school is out and we have no routine we can have more fun days. Love the sunshine just mentally makes you feel so much happier and better. Now that my girls are older no more crazy schedules my youngest starts college but she is staying close, I feel blessed. It wasMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-6835310004122125282024-06-27T21:40:00.003-04:002024-06-27T21:40:59.404-04:00Red white and blue decor It’s almost July 4th! Where has the summer gone already? Are you a lover of Independence Day? We love the fireworks, grilling and festivities as well as being proud of our county, below are some ideas and decor inspiration for anyone looking to add some inexpensive and fun decor to their home to celebrate our country and freedom, I love to decorate the yard, front porch, door, entrywayMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-43458949679510850572023-11-28T15:01:00.001-05:002023-11-28T15:01:15.039-05:00Holiday Home Gift Ideas Hey friends today I’m sharing gift ideas for your home, someone who just moved into a new home, newlyweds or home decor lovers on your list. I have a few favorite online decor stores and if you order now you can get in time for Christmas. 1. Starting with Serena and LillyI love my storage baskets comes in 3 sizes, my bathroom accessories great for many styles from coastal, Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-34212389413554314902023-11-24T13:49:00.001-05:002023-11-24T13:49:13.589-05:00Black Friday Sale Faves Today sharing my Black Friday sale faves on my LTK link here: Shop LTK Cr8tivewanderlust My favorite online site for shopping whether it’s for Christmas decor, gifts or just everyday home decor as an interior designer and home owner is Serena & Lilly. I love their coastal bohemian style pieces, transitional everyday accents and more. I love their storage options and decorativeMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-82287266129650526412023-11-14T16:01:00.002-05:002023-11-14T16:03:20.617-05:00Serena & Lilly Sale of the year Hey friends, I wanted to share something special with you guys today. Serena & Lilly is having their sale of the year with amazing selection, lowest prices and free shipping now until 11/29. Serena and Lilly has lots of amazing decor for bohemian, organic, transitional, coastal and many other decor styles. This is the perfect time to pick out hokiday and host/hostess Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-92052696374808537532023-09-06T23:51:00.003-04:002023-09-06T23:51:22.330-04:00Summer ending hello September Hey there friends, I’m so sorry for the delay. When we planned our summer trip that had been originally planned for summer 2020 but Covid restrictions, lockdowns we put it off and so glad we did. Originally I planned to take off the 2 weeks of the trip and then be back on the gram and my social accounts after July 4, but then life happened and my hubby had surgery so everything changed. I Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-85505261866246907662023-06-19T00:29:00.002-04:002023-06-29T12:36:15.675-04:00West coast travels Hey friends, happy summer break… I’m currently on our summer trip and enjoying this fun little desert west coast road trip. I have always wanted to visit Joshua Tree, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Moab, Zion and some other Utah spots. We did a good mix of traveling from flying and rentals, hiking and guided tours in a Jeep, Land Cruiser, then took lots of pics. We stayed mostly in Aur Bnb Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-89927240476423062572023-03-31T20:35:00.002-04:002023-03-31T20:35:26.464-04:00Pura Home fragrance diffuser Hey friends, I wanted to share with you my love of home fragrance. I love a good scent from a body spray, wash, hand soap, perfume and home scents. I get migraines so I have to be careful what I use and I also like something I notice. I love how when people come to our home they always comment how our home smells so good or just like me. I have always loved people asking me what perfume or scent Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-56396864397368193522023-02-02T20:12:00.001-05:002023-02-02T20:12:02.006-05:00New Year New Me started down 12 lbs Hey there friends. Happy new year, I know I’m a little behind but been so hectic starting out my new year I always have to do zoom meetings with brands I work with then try to connect with new brands. One huge end of year accomplishment for me was hitting 100K followers on IG. I try not to pressure myself with numbers but I finally did it it’s been almost a decade and seen so many new Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-16580867248967283782022-11-30T20:50:00.000-05:002022-11-30T20:50:11.194-05:00Magical Holiday light display and porch decor U Hello, today I’m going to share with you my magical yard display of lights and inflatables, then our red and green classic Christmas porch decor, all thanks to Old Time pottery.I always love to visit Old Time Pottery every season or holiday for new decor at affordable prices. I was so excited to get some new decor for our front yard. The way our home is built lights only really are easy toMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-1581504648118769392022-11-22T20:16:00.001-05:002022-11-22T20:16:29.428-05:00Winter holiday bedding Hey friends happy almost thanksgiving. I wanted to share some winter and holiday bedding in this post along with a link to my LTK page . With Black Friday and everyone getting ready for Christmas whether it’s shopping for presents or holiday home decor I wanted to share all my faves. I also have some links and promo codes I can share as well. First ip my guest bedroom is this folk deer quiltMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-31639231245182320442022-11-19T00:58:00.003-05:002022-11-19T00:58:42.969-05:00Christmas Holiday decor Hey there, I am going to share some of my decor for this year for Christmas. I’m not done and even once I finish this weekend I will then go back over and edit out the extra decor. What I do is start with setting up my Christmas trees, usually 3-6 full size, then I also have some smaller 3-4 foot ones I like to use in smaller spaces. Once I set up the Christmas trees and fluff then I Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-20718432245470821132022-10-20T21:25:00.001-04:002022-10-20T21:25:17.709-04:00Bedding love I love textiles and part of my passion for home decor outside of seasonal decor and Christmas tree decorating is bedding or table decor. I love to decorate a bedroom and make a bed layering colors, prints, solids, different textures etc. I also enjoy table decor and settings as well but this post I’m going to share some of my fave bedding recently and photos These are just my Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-15996042164331983872022-10-16T22:12:00.003-04:002022-10-18T00:17:41.562-04:00Trending holiday fashion/decor finds either sold out or for less Hey guys this is a post you will want to check out. First let’s get started with my skull sweater A lot of you may have seen a teen mom who has a fashion line with an online boutique share an over sized shark bite hem skull sweater, the pre sale sold out in minutes. I found the same sweater in mocha and grey. It looks like the one I got runs smaller I got M/L fits like the S/M I Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-28154327691975241142022-10-07T20:22:00.002-04:002022-10-07T20:22:09.609-04:00The Polished Bar Hey friends I am obsessed with https://thepolishedjar.com/ they have the cutest bottles, soap and lotion dispensers, trays, brushes, towels and more. You can design your own with different colors, plastic or glass, foamer or lotion pumps, sleeves, labels, custom options, and so many great accessories. They have different sizes, then you can get plastic bottles if you don’t want Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-73256079022320374982022-10-02T19:39:00.005-04:002022-10-02T20:59:16.403-04:00Halloween decor dupes and diys ShopMyHomeLTK Hey there everyone and happy October. I have had the craziest few weeks between getting sick then hurricane Ian recently hitting Florida. We did not get direct impact but we were on the east coast directly in the path so we did have flooding, lots of strong winds, which meant lots of clean up but in the end we are all safe and our home is safe. Right now trying to help others Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-10006581302201837752022-09-02T15:20:00.003-04:002022-09-02T15:20:40.158-04:00Neutral master bedroom refresh Hey friends, omg where did the summer go? It flew by, today is my youngest girls 15 birthday and last weekend I turned 45. It’s crazy how quick time starts to go as the girls are getting older. I wanted to hop on here to share my master bedroom refresh. I did a collaboration with City Furniture for these amazing light wood tone with slat drawer accents, they are part of the ART Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-73344197576826153702022-06-19T21:27:00.003-04:002022-06-19T21:29:01.624-04:00Summer time refreshes Hey there friends sorry I haven’t gotten to a recent post. I have been busy working on things and spending quality time with my girls. That doesn’t mean I haven’t had a ton of fun projects I’m working on and content I have been creating. I wanted to do a quick share of the landscaping from spring and now summer. Then I have painted and fully changed our 4 bedroom into a guest room. I Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-1277698669130073402022-05-02T22:01:00.003-04:002022-05-02T22:01:38.908-04:00Spell & the Gypsy new collection Spell and the Gypsy US If you have followed me for years you know Spell is a fave brand of mine. I’m still sharing and have my link. The new drop is stunning and can’t wait for the next pieces with my fave graphic tees by them. I love styling their tees with their skirts, jeans, shorts and other pieces I have in my huge Spell and the gypsy collection. Make sure to click my link and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-22421683267620998982022-04-08T17:17:00.002-04:002022-04-08T17:17:25.123-04:00Self tanner I have found my fave self tanner. About 2 years ago I tried a face tanning oil and loved it, I thought she said the name was Tan Lux so I tried for a year to find the right drops. I have tried every price point and brand with no results like I had when I tried 2-3 drips of the ones I loved. Usually they smell like fake tan or how you smell after the tanning bed. I have had my hands turn Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-86792360046249214352022-03-24T13:45:00.005-04:002022-03-24T13:45:32.027-04:00LV Purse Flash Sale Hey friends it’s time! It’s time for the Vintage Boho Bags huge flash sale. Hey have bags starting at $89 and going up from there. Sezzle is available so if you don’t have the cash for the entire purchase you can break the total up into 4 easy payments. All you need is a bank account they don’t do a credit check like most financing. All items on the site will be 30% off and if you use Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712117038333834568.post-21267004323085151742022-03-23T19:57:00.004-04:002022-03-23T20:05:03.663-04:00General Hospital spoiler For those who have followed me for the many years I have been blogging then you know I grew up watching General Hospital. My grandma, my mom and my aunt all watched it. Back over a year ago maybe even longer ago I had told my mom that I thought that Willow was going to end up being Nina’s daughter. It was back when Nina was first with Valentine and she didn’t like how Willow treated Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209365815251379350noreply@blogger.com0